Cow hopple



Aug. 1o, 1926. 1,595,254

N. C. SIMONSEN COW HOPPLE Filed March 17, 1926 v l'l' SIA'IBS NInLs o. sIMoNsnN, or sioux RAPIDS, IOWA.

cow HOPPILE.

Application filed March 17, 1926. Serial No. 95,257.

The object of my invention is to provide a cow hopple oii' simple,

durable and comparatively inexpensive. construction.

More particularly it is my object to provide a cow hopple. including a pair of members adapted to engage .the tendons of the legsof the cow and connected together adjustably by a iiexible element or web belting so that when the belting` is extended against the legs of the cowthere will be no possibility of injury toV the legs as might be caused if chains or other metal fastenings were used.

Still a further object is to provide a connection between the two leg engaging members which is iiexible and which can easily and quickly beY engaged for drawing the two leg engaging members together and the iiexible connecting member therebetween in a taut position around the fore part of the animals legs.

Still a further object is to provide a catch which permitsA free and easy movement of the tlexibleconnecting member in. one direction and which serves as aloclr for holding the flexible connecting member Yor beltlng lin any of its adjusted or drawn positions. Y

Still a further object the closure member a n is to provide in otch 1n one of its side edges wherein it may kbe inserted in a slot formed in one of the leg engavinomem- 2P: C b 23 bers and when the flexible connecting member is extended through the vlocking member the parts will remain in tion thereafter.

an assembled posiparts oi my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set vforth, pointed out in my claims,

and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, 1s a perspective view of my improved cow hopple shown 1n position upon the hind legs of a cow.

1Eigure 2, is a perspective View of the cow hopple.

- YIigure 3,

is a detail sectional view through portions of one of the leg engaging members illustratimg` the the belting.

locking device for The leg engaging member A is formed'.rm

with a slot 11 near one of its ends through which is extended one end of the web belting 10. The extended end ofthe belting 10 as at 12 is doubled upon itself and then riveted to the ybelting 10 by means of the rivets or the like 13, thus holding the belting 1() to the leg engaging member A.

The leg engaging member A isv substantially Vy shaped in crossfsection and is of such.V shape as to easily fit the tendons of `a cows hind leg.v The extreme ends or the V shaped memberv are bowed outwardly so as 'to make the vmember more readily placed upon the `tendon of the cows leg and to avoid any possible injury to the cows leg when the member is placed thereon.

` The member B which is similar to the member A is formed with an opening 14 slightly larger than the opening 11in the member A.

The belting 10 is extended through the opening 14 in the manner I will hereafter more fully describe.

In order to lock the belting relative to the nember B I provide a locking plate 15 which is designed to be received in the openings 14 inthe member' B.

The locking plate 15 is formed with a pair of notches 16 in its ends so as to form spaced projections 17 on each end. of the plate 15.

The length of the plate between the notches 16 is of substantially the same length as the length of the slot or opening 14.

'In order to insert the plate 15A in the opening 14, I providea comparatively deep notch or slot 18 in the plate 15 and this slot 1S receives a portion of the memberV B and permits the projection 17 on the far side thereof to pass through the opening 14 and thereafter the plate 15 may be straightened lill 15 is being inserted in the opening 14 or removed therefrom.

lrlfhe plate 15 is 'formed with a slot 19 vthrough which is 'extended the belting 10.

The belting extends through the slot 19 andthrough the slot 14 and has its free end doubled upon itself'so as to 'form a loop 20.

After the plate 15 has once been placed in position and' the belting lOthreaded therethrough, the'parts will 'remainin posi-y tion where it willbe almost impossible to' l have the slot ornotch 18 engaged around a portionot the material of the vmember B.

This is due to the fact that the belting 10 prevents any shifting or twisting of the member v15 within the slot 14 so long as the fbelting remains therein.

r1"he belting may be drawn through the slot 19 and through the slot 14 in the direc# tion indicated by the arrow 21 without any interference.

lVhen the belting'is drawnin the opposite direction or the members A and B are pulled away from each other, then ,the'plate 15 moves in the direction indicated by the arrow 22 causing the belting 10 therein lto be carried therewith until the belting engages the upper edge of the slot 14 as clearly indicated in Figure 410il thedrawings. The belting is wedged between the upper edge of slot 14 and the plate 15. This serves to retain the belting in this position until the plate 15 is moved inthe direction indicated by the arrow 21 at which time the belting is no longer wedged,

The locking plate when no tension or pull is applied thereon will permit the belting 10 to easily slidev therethrough.

The member A or'the member B lmay have a clip 23 formed therefrom which is used for engaging the cow tail and holding it while the cow is being milked.

The belting 10 which connects the two members A and B together extends forwardly from the members A and B and around the forev part of the cows hind legs.

The belting 10 does not in any way injure the cows leg and permitsyvery fine adjustment of the members A and B upon the cows leg due to the fact that the locking plate 15 may be operated at any position on the belting 10.

It will be understood that while I have referred to the belting 10 as of web or woven material that leather or any other fabricated material may be used as a belting.

Some chnges my be made in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of my invention, without departing from the real lspirit 'and purpose of my invention; and it my intention to cover by my claims, any

niodiiied forms oi structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably "included 'within their scope.

l claim as my invention. y l. A cow heppie comprising a pair ot leg engaging members adapted toiengage the Vsaid member and said plate, said belting serving to guide and retain the plate in position Vin said slot.

2. A'cow .hopple comprising a pair of leg engaging members adapted to engage the legs ot a'cow, a belting for connecting said pair of members together, one end otsaid belting being xed to one of said members and the other being slidablethrough a slot in the other of saidv members., means for holding said belting in said slotagainst sliding, said means including a locking plate slidable in said slot, said plate having a slot therein with the belting extended therethrough, said belting engaging said plate and adapted when moved in one direction to cause the plate to slide ltherewith causing the belting to be wedged between said member andsaid plate, said belting servingy to guide and retain the plate in position in said slot.

3. 'A cowv hopp'le comprising a pair of leg engaging members adapted to. engage the legs of a cow, a belting for connecting said pair oit members together, one end of .said

lbelting being fixed to one of said members and the otherbeing slidable through afslot in the other of said members, means for holdingsaid belting in said slot against sliding, said means including a locking plate slidable in said slot, said plate having a notch in each end Vforming a pair of spaced projections on each end, said projections vadapted to normally retain the plate within said slot and permit some sliding movement of the plate, said plate having a notch in one end formed in thebottom of said iirst notch whereby the plate may be inserted in the slot in said leg engaging member and means of connection between said plate and belting for retaining the plate against accidental ldisplacement within said slot.

4.1i cow hopple comprising a pair ot leg engaging members adapted toengage the in the other of said members, means for holding said belting in said slot against sliding, said means including a looking plate slidable in said slot, said plate having a notch in each end forming a pair of spaced 10 projections on each end, said projections adapted to normally retain the plate Within said slot and permit some sliding movement of the plate, said plate having a notch in one end formed in the bottom of said first notch whereby the plate may be inserted in the slot in said leg engaging member and said belting extending through a slot in said plate Whereby the Vplate will be retained against displacement from NIELS C. SIMONSEN.w

said leg engaging member. v 

